Is Dorval doing something special to teach residents French and English?<\/p>\n
Although the population of Dorval has increased by only 70 people since 2006, the number of residents who speak neither official language has dropped by more than a quarter. More than 70% of the population now speak both English and French.<\/p>\n
This information can be gleaned from Statistics Canada\u2019s breakdown of the language data from the 2011 census, which was released on Friday, October 26.<\/p>\n
There are 4,120 people who have mother-tongues other than English or French in the borough, yet only 190 speak neither English nor French, a decrease of 25.5%.<\/p>\n
The percentage of residents who speak both official languages has also increased, by 2.6%, even though only 185 Francophones and bilingual people who speak French moved into the territory since 2006.<\/p>\n
More than 3,500 people speak only English in the borough, and 1,505 people speak only French, but both figures have dropped since the last census, by 4.2 and 1.3% respectively.<\/p>\n
Overall, the number of Anglophones has dropped by 300 people, although the borough still has official bilingual status, with 55% of the district claiming English or bilingual with English as a mother-tongue.<\/p>\n
Total Population of Dorval in 2006: 17,880<\/p>\n
Total Population of Dorval in 2011: 17,950<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
French and bilingual with French: 5,640 (31%)\u2014increased by 185 people since 2006<\/p>\n
English and bilingual with English: 9,995\u00a0 (55%)\u2014decreased by 300 people since 2006<\/p>\n
Other and multi-lingual: 4,120 (23%)\u2014increased by 35 people since 2006<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
English only: 3,680 (21%) \u2013dropped by 4.2% since 2006<\/p>\n
French only: 1,505\u00a0 (.08%)\u2014dropped by 1.3% since 2006<\/p>\n
English and French: 12,580 (70%)\u2014increased by 2.6% since 2006<\/p>\n
Neither English nor French: 190 (.01%)\u2014decreased by 25.5% since 2006<\/p>\n
Note: A version of this article appeared on page 13 of the West Island edition of the Suburban on Wednesday, November 14, 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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